LGBTIQ visibility through Colombo PRIDE

For 13 years, Colombo PRIDE has been an exercise in increasing the visibility of the LGBTIQ community and thereby bringing to the attention of the public, the issues faced by the Community throughout Sri Lanka.

Butter, Margarine or Fat Spread ?

Unemployment vs Employment

Irangani Serasinghe: the mother of all our mothers

Mangala is right: Why Sri Lanka needs to relax liquor laws?

Mangala Samaraweera, the new finance minister wants to open liquor shops on Poya Days.

DEHIWELA ZOO MORE STRESS ON ANIMALS?

Ehelepola Kumarihamy- a heroic..

Women’s Organisations in the country have not shown any interest in martyrs like Ehelepola Kumarihamy but have always drawn attention to the lives of women in foreign countries.

Plastic Rice In Sri Lanka

Social media was abuzz over a video claiming that Lanka Sathosa was responsible for the sale and distribution of a variety of rice dubbed ‘plastic rice’. The viral video claimed that a type of rice labelled ‘Imported Basmati Rice’,

Condominiums : The next big worry

High rise buildings have started to dominate the entire Colombo cityscape. Every block of land around the corner is identified as a potential site for condominiums and other high-rise buildings. Concepts of vertical living have been brought forward. Just a few days back, a building collapsed in Wellawatte, burying many lives under concrete.  

Garbage a curse to streets of Colombo

Over the past couple of weeks, if one were to roam through the streets of Colombo they would probably not be able to do so without covering their nose and mouth due to the strong stench of garbage.

Are doctors wasting public money

If the pot calling the kettle black type article of  Dr. Jeevana Mendis, which appeared recently in the ‘Daily Mirror” on the above subject for the consumption of the general public (gullible re  

Colombo’s houses of cards Constructing crooked buildings:

With the sudden collapse of part of Excellency Building at Wellawatte, the public and the authorities are anxious about the remaining possibly unstable buildings in the area  

The elixir of youth A healthy diet and life style

Everyone likes to lead a healthy life but a significant number are not healthy. Some appear to be in good physical health but their mental health is not so. It is common to see individuals who are eighty years or more appear as sixty or seventy year old and in good health, working and attending to their day to day activities.

Bye bye Belly …!

There are many people with protruding bellies. Some suffer from it, some try to get rid of it in shame, while others have resigned themselves to it. For those who want a reduced and nicely maintained belly, just follow these instructions.   

Why do imports matter for a trade-oriented economy?

Often, in Sri Lanka, imports are talked of in the context of a ‘cost to the economy’ or ‘a drain on our foreign currency’.

Will Asia’s growth fizzle out?

Over the past half century and more, many countries have committed to promoting economic development and catching up to the income and productivity levels achieved in advanced industrial economies.